"How do I know you haven't colluded beforehand, thinking I'm just a little girl, easy to bully, and want to use this method to trick me into opening the door so you can rob my home?"
Tang Li knew that these people weren't actually there to rob her.
After all, it was only the beginning of the apocalypse. Most ordinary people were accustomed to abiding by the order of modern society and wouldn't immediately develop such intentions.
Even if human nature was twisted after the apocalypse, no one would inherently consider themselves to be a bad person.
These people were merely instigated by Li Guilan's words, coupled with their inner fear and anger, causing them to momentarily lose their reason.
Tang Li said this solely to gain a psychological advantage over these aggressive people and to help them regain their sanity as much as possible.
If that didn't work, she would have to use bloodshed to sober them up.
However, it was still the early stage of the apocalypse, and she didn't want to kill someone in public unless absolutely necessary, as it would bring her trouble later on.
If possible, she wanted to resolve Li Guilan secretly when no one was around.
Upon hearing Tang Li's words, Li Guilan turned to the crowd again and incited them:
"See? This little bitch just won't open the door. She must have stolen the supplies! That's why she's guilty and afraid to open the door!"
Hearing this, the crowd became agitated again.
Tang Li, however, shouted back, "Don't try to trick me into opening the door with psychological tactics!"
"I didn't leave my home at all last night, nor did I go to your place. I don't even know where you stored your supplies."
"I was sleeping soundly at home, and you suddenly came over saying I stole your supplies, the only reason being that I refused to open the door?"
"This is clearly framing! The pot calling the kettle black! Anyone with a brain would realize you're trying to trick me into opening the door!"
"If you truly want to recover your stolen supplies, you should start by looking for the person who knows where you stored them, not by coming after me, someone you have no connection with!"
After listening to Tang Li's words, many people also started to come to their senses.
Zhang Yan also looked at Li Guilan and asked, "Why did you say the young girl stole our supplies, just because she refused to open the door?"
Li Guilan quickly said, "Old Zhang, don't listen to her nonsense! She stole our things, I saw it with my own eyes! And she just admitted it!"
Tang Li immediately retorted, "What you're saying is becoming more and more unbelievable!"
"If you saw someone stealing, why didn't you shout out then and there to have them caught? Are you in cahoots with the thief?"
"If I really stole the things, I would be looking for a scapegoat as quickly as you are now! Why would I admit to stealing anything?"
Hearing Tang Li's words, the crowd's agitated emotions, previously stirred by Li Guilan, calmed down, and they began to cast suspicious glances at Li Guilan.
Seeing this, Li Guilan said in panic, "Why are you looking at me? My supplies were stolen too, I'm also a victim! This little bitch is trying to sow discord and frame me! Don't listen to her..."
Zhang Yan quickly said, "Quick! Muffle her mouth! Let the young lady finish speaking!"
During this time, Tang Li did not stop talking.
"First, you came to my door early in the morning to curse at me and demand I open it. Then, you falsely accused me without any reason, claiming I stole your supplies. Finally, you spread fabricated rumors, saying I admitted to stealing your supplies..."
"Your actions clearly indicate you intend to rob my home! Once I open the door, no matter what water or food I have in my house, you will claim it's yours and snatch it away!"
"Although your act is quite convincing, if I can't even see through your simple schemes, then all these years of watching palace dramas would have been for nothing!"
Listening to Tang Li's words, the crowd outside was speechless.
Someone said, "How many palace dramas has this little girl watched to think so badly of people?"
Before the apocalypse in her previous life, Tang Li would watch TV shows when she had nothing to do at the supermarket, including palace dramas.
But that was nearly four years ago for Tang Li.
Her saying these things now was merely to remind the people outside to realize the unreasonableness of their actions and to make them aware of the loopholes and issues in Li Guilan's words.
As expected, before she even finished speaking, the people outside had already covered Li Guilan's mouth.
By the time she finished speaking, the people outside had fully realized that Li Guilan was problematic!